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Florida 2019: The Audio Company, Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, Critical Mass, Clearaudio, and Masterbuilt

February 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

They’ve done it again! The Audio Company of Marietta, Georgia USA is without a doubt, one of the premier exhibitors of Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric, Airtight, Kronos, [...]

Florida 2019: Sunday with Paul

February 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

— by Paul Elliott VAC (Valve Amplification Company) Kevin Hayes From the late 1980s to early 1990s, Kevin was an academic; his hobby, music systems of that era, always [...]

The Sarasota Sound: A Visit to VAC and Suncoast Audio

February 8, 2019 // 4 Comments

Ahead of the Florida Audio Expo, I was wondering if readers realized just how much life there is in Tampa Bay audio. I grew up in Longboat Key, which sits just a bit below [...]

CAF 2018: Marc’s Wrap-Up

December 22, 2018 // 4 Comments

The last couple of months have been a blur. Just days after I joined the team at Part-Time Audiophile and The Occasional, I was off to Denver to cover the 2018 Rocky Mountain [...]

RMAF 2018: Lee’s Parting Thoughts and Best Of Show

December 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

I’ve been coming to RMAF almost from the beginning. Some 14 years later, the show news is that they are moving to the giant Gaylord resort near the Denver airport. [...]

RMAF 2018: Gershman Acoustics, VAC, VPI, Nordost, Audio-Technica and the Art of Being POSH

November 11, 2018 // 1 Comment

The Very Definition of POSH Naming a speaker POSH? This would all seem silly if the system in the Gershman Acoustics room didn’t offer a luxurious and exceptional sound. [...]

CAF 2018: The Audio Company, Von Schweikert, VAC, Esoteric and The Big Why

November 4, 2018 // 1 Comment

Each time I’ve visited the Von Schweikert rooms at hi-fi shows over the last few years, Damon Von Schweikert and Leif Swanson have upped the ante in terms of presentation, [...]

CAF 2018: Must See Rooms, Friday

November 3, 2018 // 2 Comments

There are over 1,000,000 brands exhibiting here at Capital Audiofest … okay, okay, — I don’t know how many brands exactly, but it does seem like a [...]

RMAF 2018: The Audio Company brings Stellar VAC, VSA

October 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Not too far from me on the town square in Marietta, Georgia is The Audio Company, a wonderful upscale store with several of the best high-end brands. For the past few [...]

RMAF 2018: Nola , VAC, Nordost; The Metro Grand Reference Gold 2, a live experience in-room

October 14, 2018 // 3 Comments

It is almost impossible to visit every room at an audio show. To do so would require running shoes, twenty-something knees, and a stopwatch for limiting your listening window [...]